Boot or shoe.



L. MURR;

BOOT 0R SHOE.-

APPLICATION FILED FEB-1. 1916.

152472 813. Patented N0v.20,1917.

LEWIS none, or LYNN, Massacnnsnrrs, essrsnon. ro UNITED snon MACHINERY COMPANY, on PATEBSON, NEW JERSEY/A. oonronarion, on new JERSEY,

BOOT 0R SHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. .20, 1911?.

Application filed. February 1, 1916. Serial No. 75,580.

in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Boot-s or Shoes, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is, a specification, like reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in theseveral figures.

This invention relates to boots or shoes and particularly to theconssruction of the heel portion of aboot or shoe.

In. the usual method of manufacture of boots and shoes, the heel seatlasting tacks, the loose nails used to secure the heel end of the outsole and the heel nails which secure the heel to the shoe, are all driven through the insole and c-lenchedinside of the shoe. The result of this is that there is a large number of nail points on the inside of the Shoe at theheel end. It is-a common practice to cover these nail points with a piece of felt, cloth, or leather, known as a heel pad, in order to present a smooth surface of good appearance at this place. After a shoe is worn a short time, however, the heel pad frequently becomes detached and is thrown away, whereupon the nails are exposed and a more or less roughened heel seat is presented. This causes discomfort to the wearer of the shoe, and the nails which quickly become rusted wear out the heel of thestocking very rapidly.

It has heretofore been proposed to employ in connection with the heel end of an insole a metallic plate conforming in shape to that portion of the insole, the function of the plate being to provide a clenching surface for the lasting tacks, heel seat nails and heel attaching nails. The common method has been to split the heel end of the insole;

inserting the metal plate in the split portion and allowing it to remain there until the shoe was finished. The plate has then in some instances been removed and in other instances it has been secured to the insole and remained permanently a part of the shoe. This method has never come into extensive use, for certain practical reasons, one of which is that when the insole is split and the plate inserted, the flap which covers the plate is, of necessity, thin and has a tendency to become separated from the plate and curled up inside of the shoe, It is the ob ject of the present invention to provide a construction. for the heel. portion of a shoe which will-afford a smooth, nailless heel seat inside of the shoe, and at the same time, eliminate the objections incident to the constructions heretofore experimented with. With this object in view, a primary feature of the invention consists in theprovision of an approximately heel shaped insert of leather or other material suitable for hold ing thec'lenched ends of the tacks and nails, the substance of the insole itself being left integral and solid, so that its heel end will remain permanently fiat and smooth. Durng'the making of the shoe, thespace between the insert and the insole is occupied by a nail clenching plate which is preferably removed when the shoe is finished, and used again. The heel end of the insole is left free and unattached to permit easy removal of the clenching plate and after the removal of the plate, the end of the insole is allowed to straighten out, so that a smooth seat is presented to the heel of the wearer.

Other features and advantages. incident to the invention will appear from the following detailed description of a specific embodiment which has been selected for the purpose of making an adequate disclosure of the invention. a i

In the drawings;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the rear endof an insole, a nail clenching plate and a nail holding insert in separated relation;

Fig. 2 is a view of the same parts assembled upon a last;

Fig. 3 is a view of the parts shown in Fig. 2 with an upper and counter lasted over theinsertand attached thereto by lasting tacks; and

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical section of-ashoe embodying the invention ready for the withdrawal of the nail clenching plate.

The insole 10 may be of any usual or desired type, it only being essential that the heel end 12 thereof be left solid and of substantial thickness. It is preferable that it be left of the full thickness of the insole. 14 indicates a suitable metallic plate of sufficient strength to provide a clenching surface for the tacks and nails. This plate may be of any suitable shape but it willbe found convenient to make it of the same shape as the heel end of the insole. An aperture 16 may be formed in the plate to permit the able for receiving and holding the points of the tacks and nails. The insert 20 should be of such a size and shape that all the tacks and nails will enter itand will preferably be of approximately the size and shape of the heel seat of the insole. It may also be skivedto a thin edge at its front end, as indicated at 22, to avoid the formation of a break in the sole.

[The insole, nail clenching plate and insert 20 are assembled upon the last 24 in therelation illustrated in Fig. 2. l The shoe upper 26 is then placed upon the last and, together with the counter 28, lasted over the edge of the insert 20 and secured to-the insertby 'theusual lastlng tacks 30. These tacks pass through the insert and are clenched upon the plate 14. The insert is thus secured immovably in position, although it is left entirelyfree from and unattached to the in sole. The loose nails 32, used tosecure the heel end of the outsole 34 to the shoe, also pass through the insert 20 and are-clenched upon the plate 14. The same is true of the heel attaching nails 36, and after the-heel is attached, the partsoccupy therelative positions illustrated in Fig. '4.

fl/Vhen the shoe is removedfromthe last, it presents the appearance shown in Fig. 4, and the heel end of the insole being free and unattached to anything, is lifted to permit. removal of the plate. A shank stiffener may beinserted .at this time, if d esired,. or theinsole may be pressed back into place without inserting a stiffener] In any event, the heel end of the shoe will be smooth upon the inside and inasmuch as the heel end of the insole is not diminished in. thicknesslor substancaitwill remain flat and level. The

from, andindependent of the insole, and an unattached, removable, nail clenching plate between theinsole and'the insert. r

2. In a boot or shoe, the combination of an insole, a separate, independent, heel shaped insert adjacent to the; heelend of the insole, an unattached, removable, nail clenching plate between the insole andthe insert, and an upper lasted oveigand secured to the insert by tacks clenched upon the plate. r i r 3. In a boot or shoe, the combination of an insole, a separate, independent, heel shaped insert adjacent to the heel endof the insole, an unattached,- removable', nail clenching platebetween the insole and the insert, an upper and counter lasted Over and secured to the insert, and an outsole secured to the upper, counter and'insert by nails clenched upon the plate; the heel end-of the insole being free and unattached, to permit easy removal of the clenching plate.

4. Ina boot or shoe, the combination of aninsole, an outsole, an insert of leather or like material between-the heel cndsof said soles, the insert being entirely detached from, and independent of, the insole, an unattached, removable, nail clenching plate between the insole and the insert, and a heel attached to the shoe by nails passing through the heel, the outsole, theinsert, and clenched upon the inner face of the insert between the insert andthe insole. I

In testimony whereof- I have signed my name to this specification.

' LEVVISaMURR.

9 9 1: ,thjs patentniayte obtainedjoi five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner 'of-Pate ntsg washington, D. O. 

